The Man in the White Suit, Ben Collins
The Man in the White Suit, Ben Collins
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The Man in the White Suit

Author: Ben Collins

Narrator: Ben Collins

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/28/2011


Synopsis

The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more – including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear… When the Black Stig disappeared off the end of an aircraft carrier in 2003, we were introduced to The White Stig. Faster. Stranger. Harder to keep clean. And ever since, millions have wondered – who is The Man in the White Suit? They're about to find out. Ben Collins caught the car the bug young, kicking his dad's boss in the balls for not giving him a company Jag. This was the attitude that eventually led him to spend seven years sharing a cabin with Jeremy Clarkson's underwear, James May's PhD thesis and Richard Hammond's hairspray. Because he is The Stig. Now he tells all about life inside the iconic white helmet. What it's like to guide a blind ex-RAF officer around the Top Gear track; pit a drug dealer's Mitsubishi Evo against a Trojan tank; set a Vauxhall Monara against Chloe the dancing Ninja; and race double-decker Routemasters against bendy buses. Not to mention all the inside stuff on how the show's amazing driving sequences are made. He also reveals how he got to be there – settinga Dunsfold lap time faster than Michael Schumacher's. Breaking records with the best of the best at Daytona and Le Mans. It's an awesome story, told by an amazing man.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on May 17, 2021

5 Stars for The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, The Fast Lane and Me by Ben Collins read by the author. This was a wonderful story. Glimpses behind the scenes at one of my favorite TV shows. He really filled in a lot of details about Top Gear that helps me appreciate what was going on on s......more

Goodreads review by Soho_Black on October 03, 2016

I read and thoroughly enjoyed “Flat Out, Flat Broke”, the autobiography of Perry McCarthy, who was the first person to play The Stig on “Top Gear”. Given that I have remained a fan of the show and am something of a completist, it was inevitable that I would want to get my hands on the autobiography......more

Goodreads review by Frank on December 18, 2011

Ben Collins’ book about the history of being The Stig, is fascinating, the first half to three fourths of the book are excellent, where the final section of the book drags. The stories become longer but less interesting, and it feels a bit “you’ve done amazing things, we know how this will all turn......more

Goodreads review by Ann on March 04, 2011

Okay, I read this book because I do watch Top Gear with my husband. It is one of the funniest shows on TV.......more

Goodreads review by Jeanette on September 09, 2012

"...I turned right into the Follow Through and buried the throttle." (70) "Kojak was a bald regular Army veteran with a mysterious past, who met every challenge by ripping its face off." (96) "Driven right, it launched like a scalded cat." (110) "A gold head torch flickered in the distance. Voices .........more